The week's best photos
A kicking festival, a feisty rhinoceros, and more
Men kick each other during the Sisemba festival in Tikala, Indonesia
A man rushes to his car to evacuate as a wildfire spreads across Athens, Greece
An artwork by Banksy features a rhino mounting a car in southeast London, England
U.S. athlete Sunny Choi competes during the Breakdancing competition at the Olympic Games in Paris, France
An iron boat carries migrants across the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Pelagie Islands
Dancers burn incense to commemorate the 503rd anniversary of the fall of the Aztec Empire's capital, Tenochtitlan, in Mexico
Onlookers gather as workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed landfill in Kampala, Uganda
Dancers perform a traditional welcoming ceremony for Botswana's Olympic gold medalist Letsile Tebog in Gaborone
A person dressed as a Star Wars character greets a child in León, Mexico
A young diver practices during a training session in Beijing, China
Taliban security personnel stand watch at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan
The Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky behind a statue atop Mount Nemrut, Turkey
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Anahi Valenzuela has worked as an editorial assistant at The Week since 2022, where she assists with magazine content and covers the week's best photos. She started her career as a media producer at The Daily Californian and a writer for College Magazine.
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